The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-13
THE MONSTROSITY..
The Serf-creating Bill Rushed
Through
AND PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
The Arguments For and Against the
Measure What the Senate Did
on "Wednesday.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, January 12.-Mandersor
introduced a bill to facilitate promo
tons, and to retire from the active ser
vice, on their own application, officers
of the army who served during the war
Of the rebellion three years as officers
or enlisted men, in the volunteer or
regular army. Referred.
D0lph, from the committee on coast
defenses. reported (as an amendment to
be offerAd) an item approprlatlng
s. 900 COO for the construction OF tortlh-
cations and other works of defense.
Ordered printed.
Allison, from the committee OF ap-
preparations, reported back the army
appropriation bill with amendments.
Ordered printed
On motion of ingalls,, the Senate bill
10 amend section 81 ,493 revised statutes
in regard to renting or selling govern
ment properly was taken up and passed.
The Senate then, at !. Is, resumed con-
sideration of the interstate commerce
bill and was addressed by Call, who de-
clared his concurrence in the great OBJ
iects of public policy that were thought
10 be carried into effect by the original
bill and by the conference report.
MEALS expressed the no. e that Cujlom
would not insist on vote to-day. The
Senate had developel in the press and
other organs of public opinion feeling
Of intense interest and much had been
expresseI which he regards as profit
able to those who were engaged IN con-
sideration of the subject.
Call referred to the fact stated in the
work of Poor that the capitalization of
the railroads of the country exceed
their actual cost by 50 900, 100000. The
rates charged for transportation
were to pay the interest and
dividends on this fictitious and pre-
tended capital. The people were now
paying an annual tax If $500 900 600 on
this fictitious capital He could see
nothing in that lit it were permitted to
C)ntinue) but the ruin of the republic.
n regulation of Interstate commerce
could be made that permitted this
enormous annual tax Did the con-
ference report propose to remedy this
evll2 1t did not; on the contrary, it i'm
plicity licensed it in failing to provide
any remedy for it. The reasonable
rates sought to be established by the
bill, should be reasonable rates calcu-
lated on the amounts actually invested
m tie construction aud operation of
the railroads. If that could not be done,
then the bill was futile. He was in
favor of going much farther than
,he bill went. He was in favor of law
declaring that the only reasonable rate
vas one which permitted fair return
1i The capital actually invested in rail.
roads, He would, however, vote for
he pending bill, because it would &C
c5mpllsh no great harm, but he re-
g3ried it as no remedy for the existing
evils, and as no triumph for those who
desire to see inter State com merce regu
lated. Although be would vote for the
oil, he would prefer TO have it further
Considered by the conference commit
zee.
Brown made an argument in opposi-
tiJu to the bill.
Mr.. Mitchell (Oregon) very seriously
doubted, and had always doubted.
Haetder the short and long haul provi-
slons would cheaper local freightS:
"uie, on the other Eand, a vital blow
would De struck by it at transcontinen-
IA. and through commerce, and also at
,la foreign commerce of the country.
AS rll", he g'eat bulk of the profi1s
.e@'aed by the railroad companies come.
TO, from through business, but from
-1lai business; and it. was fair to as
5n-5 inst these companies would al
lays LOOK primarily to their own in
50, ana not to the interests of the
21-s't. pu9hc. All would agree. there
~ - MAJ mere would be no hesitation
80 paIt oI the anspOrtation com
50 80 ~ a9andcning OF their through
t0,a~l business, rather than give an
tns,. profits on local business For
SAe ne diu not prefer that reS,1Tt NJ
'g"eFel that IN such event thera y.o,1Id
11 SUN secret combinations bo,+U,ot,T, 7
tJ%ettut tTanSCOnIinental % ,~o,Tios
.l-'N.Iug water lines. as VouI,, ;-io-+arl
'1e through freight, and TINS enabIe
'eu 10 maintain their present bigr
--".-ls on snort haulS. He, therafo9a,
"a 'Aal the provision would nro1n
10. ., Jueal deception and fraud NJ
-. - -alG great stress on Inc
-. inst. .lal the conditions and ON
f-,,.,. 'l-eS OIL through transc N-ItinantcI 4
-so---s, were entirely dissim "a -
.-O'e OF o al bus 8 and H.,
IO"ItE section would not .,,rI,-
~ L. lie therefore, declared ~ apii!
>=l-'oA was an absoluteIv haI cue
.t5ce Oh legislation. s. fsr oe ~ ~ ttiiesS
ests OIL the railroad comnsn;.- - ~
SGOtuG;eFAed, AID was Who'll Y ana oh See
- 30 lin I'm potent and ineffective So f.
1S5 ssrng protection t. the shippers 81 was taF
.'lI Ae1 1t Vas verse than fbror,;, as
,1o 70 wbale. he yonIG 80 t sS
.,--, aS;ooVsnlttal OF the bill witb -
rStt-ohS TO amend the Secon5 "a
- sec Ions by striking ONT fba 80 ,.-iu
.+o, nseF substantially similar ci mU,us'
~, M C ana conditions" vi = ~
three " Gut ION stated that there were
sDes u ~, Jour Senators who desired %1t to
msats for ' p5is oi al. and who had engage
therefore asls gisening. He would not,
would do So h.f for vote tonight, but
70 Nr. Harris asked uns M ,Oornm ne
:, 70 nave vote taken to' II"uS consent
-1[ + , 3aldrioh objected" tomorrow but
adjourned. I've session, the Senate